Cowboys Expected to Release Troubled Linebacker Rolando McClain After Reinstatement
For Dallas Cowboys fans hoping to see veteran linebacker Rolando McClain make plays for the team's defense this season, it surely doesn't look like it's going to happen.
After being reinstated by the NFL on Friday, reports have already leaked out of Dallas stating the team is planning to release the troubled 'backer.
Cowboys still own Rolando McClain’s rights. They are expected to cut him once they get official notice of his reinstatement, per a source. He is on their reserve/suspended list.
— Charean Williams (@NFLCharean) August 30, 2019
So much for that. McClain sure has had a rollercoaster of a ride in the NFL. A first-round pick in 2010 by the Raiders, McClain spent three seasons in Oakland before being cut. He then joined Baltimore, only to retire, then unretire the next year and get traded to Dallas.
McClain started a total of 23 games between the 2014-15 seasons, but then was suspended indefinitely by the NFL in 2016 for multiple failed drug tests.
Rolando McClain has reportedly been conditionally reinstated to the NFL. [per @ProFootballTalk]
— Patrik [No C] Walker (@VoiceOfTheStar) August 30, 2019
McClain last played for the #Cowboys, who still own his rights.
McClain made it clear he wants another crack at making plays in the NFL and close out his career the right way. However, it looks like that opportunity will have to come outside of Dallas.